Glenn Hoddle: Why Chelsea must sign Osimhen

Former England star, Glenn Hoddle says Chelsea need a striker who can quarantee at least 20 goals a season and Napoli hitman, Victor Osimhen perfectly fits the bill.

Hoddle, a former Chelsea player watched the west London side laboured to a goalless draw with Liverpool Tuesday night at Stamford Bridge and believes Osimhen would be the only player that Chelsea need to sign this summer.

Osimhen has scored 25 goals in 29 appearances for Napoli so far this season with 21 of the goals coming in 23 Serie A games.

Hoddle has now urged Chelsea to sign the Napoli striker ahead of Manchester United this summer.

‘Chelsea do need a No.9, they do need a goalscorer,’ Hoddle told Premier League Productions.

‘But I’ll tell you what, whoever comes in as a new manager for this squad, normally you’d say when a new manager comes in he’s going to want to bring some of his own players in, I think he only needs a No.9, I think everything [else] is there.

‘You need someone who you think is going to score 20 goals for you, a fox in the box, someone who wants to be in that area where they’re creating so much.

‘But that’s the only player I think they need – they’ve got everything else.

Asked if Osimhen could be the answer to Chelsea’s issues, Hoddle replied: ‘Without a doubt, he’s number one, but there are a few clubs after him.

‘But if you put him in a Chelsea shirt he will score a load of goals.’